We here at the Hall of Really Good understand that the game of baseball is about more than dingers and sick K’s. It’s about class, something that I’m afraid the other Hall of Celebrity Ballfolk must have forgotten about a long time ago.

Manny Ramirez. Manram. Manny being Manny. There’s no way around it, the guy was a legendary hitter. He’s known for a lot of things today. A 17 year career. His goofy persona. Less than stellar glove work. Sure, there was the PED thing, but let’s face it, the man was a hitting savant. Too good for the reputation he’s…

That’s Rafael Palmeiro talking about his old college
teammate, the Thriller. You don’t have to dig very deep to discover that Will
Clark was a massive asshole. And I don’t mean the typical Gym Class Hero that
is a Jim Harbaugh type. Go ahead. Google it. Deadspin’s done a pretty solid job
bringing some of these stories…

Yeah, that’s the kind of Hall we’re going to be. You got a problem with that? Luis Sojo was…not great. In fact it would be a stretch to say he was really good. But goddamn it, the guy’s career was absolutely fantastic. And as the HORG celebrates the previously unrecognized greatness of baseball, we’re putting this guy…

The story of Jack Morris is one of grit and perseverance. Seen today as the grizzled veteran, one doesn’t think of flash or his being the best pitcher of his era, but of steel nerves and the ability to rise in the most crucial of moments. Should he be immortalized forever. Remember, this is the Hall of Really Good,…

Baseball has a long history. Entire careers of journeyman players will inevitably get lost in the fog of time. And even if you’ve got your eye out, every now and then you’ll stumble upon a career that seems so otherworldly, you can’t understand why that other, more pretentious Hall of note hasn’t recognized obvious…